Villa Ángela Explained

Villa Ángela
Native Name Lang:es
Settlement Type:City
Pushpin Map:Argentina
Pushpin Map Caption:Location of Villa Ángela in Argentina
Coordinates:-27.5833°N -103°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: Argentina
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Type2:Department
Subdivision Name2:Mayor L. J. Fontana
Established Title:Founded
Established Date:1910
Unit Pref:Metric
Elevation M:70
Population Total:41,403
Population As Of:2010 census
Population Density Km2:auto
Timezone1:ART
Utc Offset1:-3
Postal Code Type:CPA base
Postal Code:H3540
Area Code Type:Dialing code
Area Code:+54 3735
Blank Name:Climate
Blank Info:Cwa
Website:Official website

Villa Ángela is a city in the province of Chaco, Argentina, 186 km west of the provincial capital Resistencia. It is on the Gran Chaco, a lowland region of the Río de la Plata basin. It has 43,511 inhabitants as per the, making it the third largest in the province.

History

In 1908, Carlos Gruneisen y Julio Ulises Martin (Swiss, born 31 July 1862, creator of the Yerbatera Martin, in Rosario), acquired the land that would become the jurisdiction of Villa Angela. He had the tannin factory, La Chaqueña S.A., built and the adjacent areas immediately began to be settled.

Punta de rieles and km 95 were the names it first received when it was no more than a hamlet. In 1910, as a tribute to the centennial of the May Revolution and 24 May, they decided to found a village and give it the name Villa Ángela. It was named after Ángela Joostens, the wife of Julio Ulises Martin, one of its two founders.

The city boasts one of the major Carnavals of the country. This popular festival extends from mid-January to mid-February since 1950.

Weather

The city's weather is subtropical, dry in winter and very wet and hot in the summer.

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